I tried something pretty crazy this year, I turned a huge portion of my lamb crop into tasty, and nutritious snack sticks to sell in Food Freedom Storefronts across the state of Wyoming. Peter helping me inventory the leaning tower of lamb snack sticks. I did this for a few reasons... but the ones I think are the most important to me are, to make our lamb more accessible, to support the growing network of local food stores in the state, and to offer you a versatile product that you can enjoy anywhere. What these snack sticks are doing for our environment... These snack sticks are a true local-food-masterpiece, completely born, grazed, finished, and processed within a 20 mile...
I have a weird one for you this week. I have talked about organ meats in my newsletter before, but I don't believe I have ever honed in on Oysters, Fries, or what I recently saw referred to as "the dangly bits in between" in nose-to-tail eating. If you haven't caught my drift yet, I'm referring to testicles. My Breeding Rams get a tiny bit nervous when they hear mention of frying Rocky Mountain Oysters... don't worry buddy you are safe! A rarely-appreciated and hard-to-find product that are actually quite delicious if you know how to prepare them right. Speaking of hard-to-find, this time of year is a pretty important time to be taking in vital, hard-to-find nutrients. The...
For Plaid Friday of course! I used Bing AI Generator to shove this more-than-willing digital sheep into a sweater, because my sheep objected to the idea of wearing sweaters for Plaid Friday, saying "we already have 10+ inches of wool on and we don't need anymore!" Ever heard of Plaid Friday? Plaid Friday replaces Black Friday and promotes the diversity and creativity of local and independent businesses. On Plaid Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Artists Sunday, November 29th, 30th, and December 1st of this year, gift-seekers are encouraged to shop locally and enjoy supporting their communities while participating in the gift-giving season of the Holidays. The name ‘Plaid Friday’ was chosen from the idea of weaving individual threads of...
Hi, I have been a little quiet lately. Have you missed me? I have missed my weekly back and forth over email with you for sure. Between hauling animals to the processor, delivering meat to our bulk-meat customers, getting our Lamb Snack Sticks stocked into 6 different storefronts across Wyoming, and launching the 4th year of my Virtual Fall Hide Tanning Course, I haven't had much time to write my email newsletter, because I have been chipping away at my "real job" as Executive Director of the Wyoming Food Coalition, and planning a pretty big local food event coming up in Casper, WY. The Wyoming Food Coalition Fall Conference is taking place in less than 2 weeks, from November 14th-16th. I am pretty...
It has been a weirdly-warm Fall so far, I have heard a wide range of reactions to the weather we have been having from my friends. Some are thoroughly enjoying it, some are flat-out hating it, and some are being pushed into anxiety by it... Where do you fit on this fall-weather-reaction spectrum? Given the large fires burning across the state, I can understand why people are praying for cooler temps and snow to come ASAP. Peter, however is working on his tan lines more than ever before... That fall sun gets super intense as the axis of the earth tilts us north-hemispherians a bit closer to the sun this time of year. I myself, have been working on a...
